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Posted by: dmbfan09
That's actually incorrect. The a new postID gets generated every time the thread gets moved. The original thread (that is now locked) will always have the same postID and it will have a link to the new postID. If that thread gets moved, the now locked thread will have the same postID it did when it was generated from the first move and it will create another postID and have a link to that postID in the thread. So, now there are 3 postIDs for one thread. A "smart" moderator (in other words, a moderator that doesn't want his mistake to be seen) will change the link in the first locked thread to the third postID, totally bypassing the second postID.
The best example is t his thread. As you notice, each succesive thread has a higher postID, but I'd be able to change the link in the first thread to direct people to the third thread (but that wouldn't apply to this one, since it ends up back in the same forum and the other 2 should just be deleted).
Ah, I stand corrected then. Yet another thing learned.
And if I was smart, I wouldn't be a moderator!
[Edited on 8/3/2006]